Special police items function following an incident the place two folks had been killed and at the least 10 injured in a capturing in a village, in what a senior police official described as a household vendetta, in Vorizia village, Crete island, Greece November 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters
The incident started shortly after 11 a.m. within the village of Vorizia, situated 52 kilometres south of Heraklion, the island’s largest metropolis.
The two victims, a 39-year-old man and a 56-year-old lady, died on account of the shootout, police stated in an announcement. Six different folks had been taken to native hospitals with accidents of various severity, native emergency providers EKAB stated in an announcement.
Two injured males are in hospital and “below guard, and their participation within the armed incident is below investigation,” police stated.
The capturing prompted a big deployment of safety forces and emergency groups to the small mountain city the place authorities have opened a preliminary investigation.
The incident seems to be the most recent episode in a long-running feud between two native households, in keeping with native media, and comes after an explosion on Friday night time at a home below building. No one was injured.
According to Greek public broadcaster ERT, the 2 households had had conflicts up to now linked to grazing lands, which had been resolved by way of personal mediation, a typical follow in rural areas of Crete.
The dispute was reignited final yr when a member of 1 household purchased land to construct a home in an space managed by the opposite, native media reported. That home was the scene of Friday’s explosion, in keeping with stories.
Published – November 02, 2025 02:28 am IST
